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This clip from a Sir Robert Menzies home movie begins with a close-up of Sir Winston Churchill. It then shows him sitting on a rock beside a small waterfall, playing fetch with a dog. We then see Sir Robert and Sir Winston feeding bread to black swans. The clip ends with Sir Winston walking arm in arm with Menzies’s wife, Dame Pattie Menzies.
Curator’s notes
This clip from a home movie filmed by Australian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, during his Coronation Tour in 1953, captures rare footage of Sir Winston Churchill relaxing in the gardens of his home.
